# Thermal burns  second degree at Lely Resort Golf and Country Club
> OSHA SIR `2024109594` · 10/15/2024 · NAPLES, FLORIDA
## Severity
- **1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Multiple body parts  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Thermal burns  second degree
## Cause
- **Event:** Vehicle or machinery fire
- **Source:** Lawn mower  walk behind
- **Secondary source:** Petroleum-based fuels
## Employer
- **Name:** Lely Resort Golf and Country Club
- **Location:** 7989 Grand Lely Drive, NAPLES, FLORIDA, 34113
- **NAICS:** 713910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was refueling a lawn mower with a 5-gallon safety gas can. The equipment and the employee's upper body caught fire. He was able to remove his shirt, but suffered second-degree burns on the face, chest, arms, and hands.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*